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Paddy Madden has given a gardening course to members in each of the past two years.  We hope to offer a course again this Spring.  Here is a picture of Paddy with participants from last year’s course  

Dublin South Branch of Retired Teachers shown here on a recent trip to Rathmullan, at the sculpture of the Flight of the Earls. Rathmullan pier is where they departed from and marked a pivotal moment  in Irish history. It was … Continue reading →

  150 Anniversary of Major John MacBride The 150th anniversary of the birth of John MacBride at the Quay Westport Co. Mayo occurred on 8 May 2018. He was executed on 5 May1916. John MacBride was the youngest of five brothers … Continue reading →

Anthony J Jordan, member of RTAI Dublin South, the biographer who has written books on figures including Winston Churchill, Éamon de Valera and Christy Brown, has donated his literary archive to the National Library of Ireland (NLI). Mr Jordan, who … Continue reading →

My sincere thanks to member Tony Jordan for this article.  Tony is a prolific author and noted expert on Irish history and on Joyce in particular. After the ‘Ulysses’ author died, in 1941, Ireland declined to honour him as it … Continue reading →

The Christmas Miscellany took place in Club na Múinteoirí on Tuesday, 5th December, under the genial stewardship of Carmel Uí Loingsigh.  Carmel welcomed everyone, with a special warm welcome to new members, recently retired. Carmel had a special warm welcome … Continue reading →

This review was taken from last Saturday’s Irish Times, Oct 14 and it reviews a book by our own Tony Jordan. This book about James Joyce is an interesting amalgam of excerpts from Joyce’s works, letters by, to or about … Continue reading →

The Teacher’s  Club saw a multitude of talent on June 16th, Bloomsday.  Mick and Eithne Shanley, together with a talented crew of singers gave a spellbound audience a virtuoso performance of Joyce’s works from the Dubliners through to Ulysses and … Continue reading →

The Government and public sector unions reached agreement early on the morning of June 8 on a proposed extension to the Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA). The proposals in the main, deal with the pay and pension conditions of serving public … Continue reading →

Those of us who have survived the blackboard jungle and made it to retirement are now surviving on a reduced pension, thanks to the beneficence of our political masters and the FEMPI creature spawned by the twisted logic that spurns … Continue reading →